Manifolding machine



Oct. 12,1926. n 1,602,461

` J.. Q. SHERMAN ET AL-V MANIFOLDING MACHINE Filed June .22 .-1 1921 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. :12, 1926.

aroiiN e. SHERMAN Nn PATENT OFFICE.y

ALBERT w. MnTzNnn, or nAY'roN, oHIo; sain Mn'rzNnn AssIeNoR 'ro sainSHERMAN.

- MANIFoLmNG MACHINE.

application inea June- 22, 192i. serial No. 479,624.

` Our invention relates to manifoldingde vices wherein for one thing aweb or websof paper are printed in the machine with the desiredldesignations and then passedl` over a support for receiving impressionsVmade by hand either autographically or by a typewriting machine. It alsorelates to special devicesv for providin transfer ma- V terial betweenplural webs o paper in such machines and automatically re-inking orlimpregnating the same.' Also 'ity concerns the printing of more than oneweb of paper with forms so arranged as to'register with each other, inparts, to be written upon when in superimposed osition for thispurpose,l and to the numbering automatically of a web or webs, asl theypass tli-rough'the machine.

'It is of course old' to provide'a small rotary hand press whichoperates by drawing the paper to be printed over the face of a printingroll, thereby revolving the roll and causing the impression to be made.Our invention has as its object the provision of simple inking `meansfor such'a rinting roll, and for utilizing a numbering device inconnection with the roll. It also is our object to print and number morethan one web of paper,vnumbering each succeeding form on each web inconsecutive order, and to bring similarly numbered webs in substantialregistry over a paper feeding device and writing support. 4

Another object of our invention is to provide asimple and effectivemeans for continuously impregnating with suitabletransfer medium thematerial which is used to transfer impressions from one web to anotherin manifolding machines.

These objects we accomplish' by that certain construction andarrangement of arts to be hereinafter more specifically pointed out andclaimed. f

- In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective detail showing the transfer material feed inmanifolding machines and our novel method of renewing and re-inking ofsuch material.

Figure 2 is `a perspective detail showing the' printing mechanisms andpaper'feeding devices, whereinwe print, number and feed a plurality ofWebs of, paper.

Figure 3 isa perspective detail of the transfer material box andstructures making up the re-winding and re-inking mechanism.

Figure 4 is a detail' perspective view of the transfer materialspindle..

Figure 5 is a detail .perspective of the numbering mechanism. f

It will bbc noted that we have shown the devlces as embodiedin what isknown as an autographic register, although this is not the onlyvmachinewith which they will be of use. Thus the register is shown ashaving a frame l and base 2, in which frame is supporteda writingsupport or tablet 3,

-over which the webs 4 and 4'L of paper pass. y

.et one side ofthe frame is mounted any desired trough `5, in which isset .a roll .of transfer material 6said roll having a core or spindle 7of special nature. This spindle has reduced ends, one end 8 being laincylindrical and the other having a bifur-l cated nature as at 9."

The transfer material passes over the writing table member, and isinterleaved between the various webs of paper which are to receivetransfers of v the impressions formed -on the -topmost web. It is thendrawn onto another like Vspindle mounted 1n a larger b ox or trough 10at theother side of the frame. n l

-As shown the stub shaft 11, supported in the sides of the frame, isequipped with an external beveled 4pinion 12, and mounted in a suitablebracket on the `outer-iside of 1' the frame is a stub shaft-"413carrying a beveled pinion 14 meshing constantly `with the pinion 12. Thesides of the box 10 at the portion where the ends of the spindle are setare cut out slightly as at 15, and'then formed with semi-circularjournalingileuts or notches for the said spindle ends. The

lid of this carbon box 10, as will be'rbted, has the other" half journalmembers foiithese spindle ends, and the stub shaft has an ei;- tensionadapted to litv into the bifurcated end 9. The spindle will then berevolvedy when the handle 16 for the stub shaftl1'1 is operated.

Another methodl of forming the carbon roll spindles, as shown to theright inv Figure 4, isto provide a plain core portion 17 with reducedends 18, one of the reduced ends having a knurled head thereon as at 19.'llhis head can be manipulated by hand, and will not` interfere with themounting of the spindle in either carbon box, as the head will notinterfere with dropping the spindle' into the notched ends of eitherbox.

ltn the box l0' it will be noted that there is formed a well 2Oextending loneitudinally of the box,l same being in the form of a troughclosed except at the top. .lournaled in the sides of the box in aposition to h ave its periphery pass into the trough is a roller 2l,which contacts peripherally with another roller 22, mounted liust aboveit in the sides of the boxl0. be about at the level of the Writing tableof the machinen A friction roller 23 is provided which is mounted withvits ends 24 -in slotted boxes 25 set into the upper end of the lid 26of the box 10. The construction is similar to that widely adopted inautographic regis- .'ters forthe mounting, of the upper or friction feedroller. The boxes house small springs 27 which engage on the ends of theroller and tend to press it down.

The lid 2G is hinged at 27 to the outer 'all of the' box 10 and-cut awayso as'to ,permit the carbon material to pass from the writne table inbetween the friction roller 23 and the roller 22. rlhus when'the lid isclosed the friction roller 23 will press on the roller 22 and 'theaction of the rewinding 4of the carbon material onto the spindle willcause the rollers 22 and 21 to revolve. lhen these rollers revolve thelower roller 2l will pick up inl; or other impregnating fluid from thetrough 20, spread it over the roller 22 andthis roller will spread thesaidfluid over the one side of the transfer material.

During the period when the paper is stored on the spindle Y, the Huidwill havo the chance to work thoroughly into the body thereof, so thatwhen a complete roll of the material has been used from the supply inthe original box or trough, the renewed roll 'may be lifted from therewind box 1Q andA shift-ed to the supply box, whereupon the spindle inthe supply boxA may be used for a rewinding'spindle in the box l0, orthe spindles can be removed and reinserted in saine position if' sodesired.

While many various mechanisms might be used for providing the variousfeedingv movement above described, .we have selected as typifyinpY ourinvention the simple form above set forth, and its ad fantages will beobvious without special mention.

Referring' next to the printing mechanism` which we have shown separatefrom the transfer material mechanism for purposes of e'learness, it willbe noted that the printing cylinder or roll 30 is mounted to r1ihisroller 22 may revolve idly on a spindle 3l journaled in the sides of theframe l. lnset into this roll, which will have the derirei-l sel up oftype, as in the usual printing cylinder,

is a counter printer 32 of any desired t vpe.

said counter being` so set that the nunihe,` type thereon will be at theprintingsurface of the roll with its shaft 33 journaled in the sides ofthe cylinder. This operating shal't 33 of the counter will projectbeyond the one Side of .the roll and will hc equipped with a handle 34,which once during' each revolution will strike a stop 35 set into theside frame l, whichwill move the handle so as'to turn the numberprinters (o the next consecutive` number. ln numbering' devices of thischaracter the handle 254 may he set loosely over the shaft E3? and willcarry a pawl 3G resting against a ratchet- 37 that is fast on said shaft33. The handle will be pulled to a normalposition by means of a spring38, so that when it strikes the stop it will moye the ratchet over onenotch and then will 'return to its normal position ready for anotheroperation.

ln the drawings we have shown two sup ply rolls for paper as at 39 andIl-O having lateral friction plates a and 40". Hinged by means of armsil on a shaft 42 is the pressure rollers?) for the web Ll of paper. 7

The shaft l2 is journaled in the sides of the fralne l and a springflftmay he mounted on -the side frame to bear against one of the arms 41.

rlhus the web of paper Il coming from the roll 39 will be passed up andaround the roller 43 and thence between the roller and the printing`surface of the printing' roll. lt will then pass downwardly and oversuitable idler spindles tlle which lead it up to the level of thewritingl table of the machine. These, spindles may be made up of thecylindrical portions marked 41E, which are mounted on long pins Ll5 thatmay be thrust through holes (not shown) left in the side frame.

The other web of paper ll passing;l from the* roll Ll0 provided for inthe same way above described with a pressure roll i6 spring-pressed asat 447 against the surface ol the printing roll. ldlers `IS set into theframe will then lead this weh into a' position level with the writing;table, the spacing' ieseidlers being such as to igive a path ic correctlength to the webs '-i and fl, so that the printed marks and lines willbe aligned with each other as the webs pass the last idler -l-S for theweb ll, i

Any desired form of feedingr device for paper may be provided with 'themachine, .such as the friction.' roller l0 and the driven Yirictionfeeding disks 50. As this special mechanism forms no part oftheinvcntion, we have shown no detail in this feedine` device, butinclude any desired form of friction ol ll of tl llt) - or gripper feedfor the paper, such that it will be forcibly drawn over the writingtable. I Referring to the operation of the parts new described it willbenoted that the act of drawing the webs along-'through the machine willcause the printing roll to revolve, since the webs are pressed againstit. This willresult in aprinting on the webs of whatever type or stencil.is formed o'n the printing roll. V

For inking the printing roll we provide a device somewhat similar tothat described for the carbon material. Thus a'trougli 51 is set in theside frame pieces ofthe machine, and an idler roller 52 likewise mountedto revolve in the mouth of the trough.v Some such construction asdescribedfor the roller 21 will suffice. l A

The ink spreadingv roller 53 is set into the side frame of the machinein such a wayas to bear against the printing surface ofthe printingroll, but its Ifull diameter shouldv not extend out far enough to allowthe handle onthe numbering device to contact with it as the printingroll revolves. As shown the spindle 54 of this roll is not large enoughto strike ythe handle.

A- shaft -55 mounted in theiside frame of the machine carries arms 56that journal in their ends a roller 57. The arrangement is such thatwhenthe shaft 55 is permitted'to take one position,L the roller 57 liesagainst .both the roller 53 and the roller 52, and will transfer inkfrom the latter to the former,

as well as actl as a driver to` impart motionto the latter from theformer.

lThe shaft is equipped with a plate at one of its ends, whichplate has ahook poi'-A tion 58 under influence of a spring 59 that will pull theshaft to the position above described, for introducing theroller 57 intoits active position. `The plate has a handle portion 60 and another hook61 on the side of the handle. A sprin latch 62 will en# gage this hook61 when t e handle is pushed down, and when this has'been done theroller 57 will be heldin an inactive position.

It follows that when the printing roll is -caused to revolve by theforce applied to the paper the system of rollers down to the inkingtrough will all revolvel owing to .their contactual relation, exceptwhen the roller 577-is latched out of contact.- The operator bycontrolling this latching of the roller 57 may permit an inking to takeplace of the rinting roll whenever he desires and stop' it when hedesires.

vwhich is shown in Figure 2) and the latch and spring device mounted onthe outside of the frame, so as to be readily' available. Having thusdescribed our invention, `what we claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is l l l 1. In a printing and manifoldiiig machine, thecombination-with storage devices for paper, of a printin cylinder, anumbering device carried there y, means for changing numbers eachrevolution of the cylinder, means for causing a plurality of webs lofpaper to press against the cylinder at different points, means forfeeding said strips of paper through the machine, a platen or writingtable element overwhich the paper passes, and means for enforcing a pathto the paper after leaving the printing cylinder which will bring theWebs thereof to alignment over the writing table with relation to theprinted matter impressed thereon by the cylinder with like numberedsections superimposed von each other.

' 2. In a printing and manifolding machine,

the combination with storage devices for paper, of a printing cylinder,a numbering device carried thereby, means for changing numbers eachrevolution of the cylinder,

means for pressing a plurality of webs of the paper against the cylinderat different points, means for feeding said webs of paper tated by thefriction of the paper against it, a platen o r writing'table elementover which the paper passes, and means for enforcing a path tothe paperafter leaving,

va series of like forms and to number the `forms consecutively, awriting table or platen, and feeding means for leading the webs of paperto tlieplaten adapted to bring like numbered forms into alignment onsaid platen and an operating member connected through l'the machine,`said cylinder being rol to feed the paper and .operate the printing andnumbering means.

, JOHN Q. SHERMAN. l ALBERT w. METZNER.

